IT Seceretary confirms government networks well-protected from ransomware

IT Seceretary confirms government networks well-protected from ransomware

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16 May 2017- 11:46

Montez Delgado
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17 May, 2017, 07:06

IT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said the IT companies have assured that there is "nothing unusual" this year and decision to not renew some contracts were part of the annual appraisal process. "The industry is also undergoing a shift in the job profile, given the advent of cloud, big data and digital payments", she said.

Speaking about the IT sector, Sundararajan said: "The sector is continuing to grow at 7-8 per cent, it has been forecasted to grow at that rate".

"Some of the companies which have been named (as undertaking job cuts) have clarified that there is nothing big this year", said the IT secretary, Sundararajan.

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"The Indian government is already (working) in close co- ordination with USA authorities.the value proposition and partnership between India and the U.S. is well known.So we hope that any changes or review of the regime will be built on that foundation", she added.

"But overall I won't categorically mention here that any report is interpreting this change as a large scale loss of jobs in the IT sector, that would be factually misleading and incorrect". Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant, and Tech Mahindra have initiated job cuts as part of their annual performance reviews.

She noted that the concerns of mass lay-offs could be due to a few issues like contracts being renewed or awaiting renewal.

She also said that the IT sector will continue to hire and has added 5 lakh jobs in the last 2.5 years.

This has added to fears that thousands of employees in the sector could be shown the door over the next few weeks.

The development comes at a time when Indian IT firms are facing challenges in the business environment and stricter work permit regime in countries like the United States, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. A McKinsey & Company report also said earlier this year that almost half of the workforce in the IT services firms will be "irrelevant" over the next 3-4 years.

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